Men's Track and Field Finishes in Fourth Place at the Flames Invitational

Cleveland, Tenn. – The Belmont men's track and field team finished up its in-state trip to Lee University on Saturday. A total of 12 athletes competed on the final day of the Flames Invitational as Belmont secured a fourth-place team finish.  

The Bruins' top finisher was Jackson Grant who claimed second place in shot put with a throw of 15.20. Robert Joseph joined Grant in that event, throwing 13.62m. 

Bo Miller earned third in the javelin throw with a heave of 49.99m with Ben Miller also competing, throwing 40.68m.

Trey Collins jumped 6.49m as the lone Bruin competing in long jump.

Four Bruins ran in the 3000m steeplechase with Kevin Vanderkolk headlining the group with a fifth place finish as he crossed the line in 9:10.25.

Eric Toviave was the lone Bruin in the 110m hurdles, finishing in 19.23.

Two Belmont student-athletes ran in the 800m. Joel Wolf finished in 1:56.69 with Gavin Morrow clocking a time of 1:58.93.

A complete list of events and overall finishes from Saturday can be found below. 

Saturday, April 8

Javelin Throw  

Bo Miller – 3rd – 49.99m 

Ben Miller – 11th – 40.68m 

Long jump 

Trey Collins – 4th – 6.49m 

Shot put 

Jackson Grant – 2nd – 15.20m 

Robert Joseph – 8th – 13.62m 

3000m Steeplechase 

Kevin Vanderkolk– 5th – 9:10.25  

Zach Brill – 15th – 9:44.82 

Harrison Grzymkowski – 24th – 10:02.30 

Garrett Hesselgeser – 25th – 10:02.60 

110m Hurdles  

Eric Toviave – 19th – 19.23  

800m 

Joel Wolf – 25th – 1:56.69 

Gavin Morrow – 39th – 1:58.93 

 

What's Next

Belmont will head west next weekend and will see a select group of student-athletes compete across two separate meets. 

On April 13-15 the Bruins will compete at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California. The Bruins will compete at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate in Long Beach California only on April 13.  

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